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Chelaethiops

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Scientific name
  
Chelaethiops

Higher classification
  
Cyprinidae

Order
  
Cypriniformes

Family
  
Cyprinidae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Genus

Lower classifications
  
Chelaethiops minutus, Lake Rukwa sardine

Chelaethiops is a genus of cyprinid fish found in lakes and rivers of Africa. While commonly called "sardines", they are not related to the true sardines of the family Clupeidae. There are currently five recognized species in this genus.

Species

  • Chelaethiops bibie (Joannis, 1835) (Lake Turkana sardine)
  • Chelaethiops congicus (Nichols & Griscom, 1917)
  • Chelaethiops elongatus Boulenger, 1899
  • Chelaethiops minutus (Boulenger, 1906)
  • Chelaethiops rukwaensis (Ricardo, 1939) (Lake Rukwa Sardine)

    • References

    Chelaethiops Wikipedia
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